Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Chapter 698 Stop Wasting Energy on Doubts

As Meryl heard the words, her eyelashes fluttered as she lay

there.

Slowly, she opened her eyes.

The news left her shaken.

She thought, "What kind of monsters could those kidnappers be? How could they do something so inhuman?"

But within seconds, she calmed herself.

"Rachel is pitiful," she thought, "but am I not just as pitiful?

Rachel lost a kidney. But I was in a car accident last night.

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I was pregnant. My situation was just as dangerous. My life and the baby's were both at risk. Yet, from the moment I gave birth until now, I haven't even seen my husband."

Meryl couldn't help but feel bitter. It was as if her life and the baby's life combined weren't worth as much as Rachel's.

Glancing at the clock, she realized it had been nearly 24 hours since her accident.

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Chapter 698 Stop Wasting Energy on Doubts She had given him 24 hours.

The clock was ticking.

As she was lost in thought, Anne rushed in.

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The moment Anne saw her, she ran over and pulled Meryl into a tight hug, her eyes glistening with tears.

"Meryl, why didn't you call me? Do you have any idea how scared I was when I heard you were in an accident?" Anne

exclaimed.

Anne had just learned what had happened and had hurried to the hospital.

As Anne saw Meryl's pale face, her heart ached. "Where are you hurt?"

"My back," Meryl replied.

me see,"

Meryl's hospital gown. The sight

covered Meryl's lower back, right near her spine. It was a dangerous spot. If the injury had been more severe, Meryl could've been paralyzed. Meryl had been enduring the pain silently. Even walking made her feel like her back might give

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did the doctor say?" Anne asked, her

full of concern.

X-rays. There's internal bruising. I won't be able to move normally for

her experience, Meryl suspected the injury might

critical moment, it might not have just been her back. She and the baby might not

slightly, her heart

spirits. "Where's Chandler?" she asked. Everyone who came to see Meryl asked

they did, her resentment toward

"They took one of her kidneys. She's probably still in surgery. Chandler's with

Anne fell silent.

turned to her. "Anne, tell me, if I get mad at Chandler right now, am I being unreasonable? Am I lacking understanding? Rachel's life is in danger, and here I am, upset about

his wife. You're supposed to be his priority.

pain isn't your

a car accident. You're lucky

that, if Felix hadn't been there, who knows how bad it could've

serious?

thing. Don't let other people's twisted ideas make you doubt yourself. Don't waste your energy on it. "Chandler's your husband. His place is by your side, taking care of you and

mom now. You need to stop putting others first all the time. are you going to protect your child if you don't stand up

revelation. She realized that the people who truly cared about her were the ones who stood in her shoes and spoke

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expected Anne, who usually seemed carefree,

Anne

had chosen

fog had lifted from her mind. "Thank you, Anne.

That's what friends are for," Anne said

grin.

"Want one? If you do, I'll peel it for you. I usually make people peel fruit for me, so

a little longer to keep Meryl company, worried she might

was so thoughtful, even planning to peel the

great, but the fruit turned

sweet.

as she chewed, "Anne, you're so thoughtful. If I were a man, I'd marry you and live happily ever

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